Garden to Table Quinoa
- 03
- Sep
½ cup Quinoa + 1 cup water
1 bunch green asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
3 cups Lacinto “Dino” Kale, chopped
1 tablespoon Refined Coconut Oil
½ cup chopped sundried tomatoes
¼ cup chopped kalamata olives
1 bunch fresh basil, leaves picked from stem
1 tablespoon chia seeds (*For added absorbability, blend Chia seeds)
18 medium prawns, de-veined
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Juice from 3 lemons (about 1/3cup)
Sea salt to taste
- In a medium saucepot, bring quinoa and 1 cup water to a boil. Cover and simmer until water has cooked out. Set aside
- In a medium skillet, sauté coconut oil, asparagus and kale just until kale begins to wilt.
- Fill a large saucepot with water. Boil water and shut off heat. Add prawns and poach for about 3-5 minutes or until cooked through.
- Toss quinoa, trimmed asparagus, tomatoes, olives, kale, basil and prawns with olive oil, sea salt, and lemon.
- Garnish with chia seeds and enjoy.
It makes about 5-6 cups, depending on the size of the fruit you’re using. In my opinoin, that’s about 2 servings (my husband and I split this most mornings).If you’d like it sweeter, as someone asked above, just add more grapes or some pineapple. No need to add processed sweeteners.